Krisztián Berki
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Full name | Krisztián Berki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Hosszú | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Budapest, Hungary | 3 May 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Újpesti TE (2007- )![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | István Kovács | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eponymous skills | Pommel Horse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2021[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Krisztián Berki (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkristiaːn ˈbɛrki]; born 18 March 1985 in Budapest) is a Hungarian artistic gymnast. He is a pommel horse specialist. In 2016 a pommel horse element of difficulty level 'E' was named after him.[2]
Sports career
He is the 2012 Olympic Champion,[3] the 2010, 2011, and 2014 World Champion, and the 2007 and 2009 World silver medalist. He is also the 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 European Champion on that event.[citation needed] He won the Universiade 2009 in Belgrade. In 2010 and 2011 he was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year for his achievements.
He is currently rated as the best pommel horse worker of all time by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. He is an athlete of Újpesti TE, and represented by STRONGAA Management.
2012 Summer Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics Berki competed in and won the pommel horse competition, winning the gold medal with a score of 16.066, exactly the same score as British athlete Louis Smith, but was awarded the gold on a higher execution score.[4]
References
- ^ "2012 Olympic Champion Krisztián Berki Announces Retirement at 35". 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Berki Krisztiánról elemet neveztek el" (in Hungarian). MNO. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ^ "Krisztian Berki". Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ "Berki thwarts Smith's gold medal dream". The Times Of India. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
External links
- Krisztián Berki at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Alexandra Béni (10 September 2015). "Exclusive interview with Krisztián Berki – The Champion of the Pommel Horse and Life". Daily News Hungary.
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